This page provides some brief biographical details for Michael Allen.
Educated in England at Oundle School; Queens’ College, Cambridge; and the University of Bath.
Academic qualifications and distinctions:
Open Scholarship in History, Queens’ College, Cambridge, 1957.
MA in History, Cambridge University, 1961.
MEd in Educational Management, University of Bath, 1980.
PhD in Education, University of Bath, 1986.
Fulbright Fellow at Northeastern University, Boston, USA, 1986.
After leaving Cambridge, Michael had a career in education, first as a teacher (until 1972), and then as a university administrator at the University of Bath. Michael was for many years involved in running Bath University Press, an academic publishing house; from 1990 onwards he was the sole Director of the Press.
In parallel with his career in education, Michael Allen always maintained a parallel career as a writer (full details of which are provided on this web site). Michael retired from education in 1996 and became a full-time writer and publisher. He is currently the owner and operator of a small press, Kingsfield Publications, further details of which can be found through this link to a separate web site.
Since 1996 Michael has on several occasions acted as an editor, lecturer, and consultant on publishing issues; he is open to further approaches in these roles.
Michael is married, with two grown-up children and two grandchildren.
